I Started To Gain Sentience In An Eroge-Chapter 127: [Adora] Sleepover?

"W-why you little...!"

How could she be this powerful? All of my attacks did nothing to her! Plus, Vivian even dumped a freezing bucket of disappointment on my head! She was impervious! Invincible!

One of these days, I would get her to admit defeat. One of these days, I would break that impenetrable defense! I swore on my life!

"Please watch your language! And also, Your Highness, you should remember one more thing." The maid approached me, carefully observing my face with a fascinated look. Once again, because of her rapid movement, Vivian's chest bounced vigorously. And because of its size, her chest almost touched mine, which reminded me of our past.

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UGH! Why did she have to keep messing up with me?!

"I don't want to hear your lewd provocations! There's a time and a place for those, you know?!"

"We still don't have a place to sleep tonight. You know? The reason we approached An in the first place."

"Oh..."

"You forgot, didn't you?" The maid looked at me with half-opened eyes. There was nothing but doubt inside her white eyes.

"I d-did not! H-hey An! W-why is she so fast?! Huff!"

As I frantically tried to catch up to A's sister, Vivian carefreely trotted by my side. There were hardly any signs of discomfort on her doll-like face. On the contrary, due to my lack of exercise, its effects were abundantly clear since I was starting to hear ringing sounds and loud thumping noises in both ears.

"Sigh..." With one hand covering her mouth, the maid looked at me with pitiful eyes.

"Not... huff..." Words were barely getting out of my lungs at that point. "One... word... Or you'll have no pay this month..."

"It's not like you can pay me right now. We don't even have a place to stay."

"..." I was keeping tabs, Vivian. I would have you know that.

Although she reminded me what to do, the maid did not care whether or not we could convince An to let us stay for the night. I would even bet she would say we could sleep at the school once asked.

"Why are you following me? Shouldn't you be getting back to that castle of yours? My small place isn't exactly the type you'd consider staying for the night, Your Majesty." Catching the wind of the conversation behind her, An turned her head to glance back at me. However, she never once stopped moving.

"There's no castle yet!" Breathing in and out frantically, filling my entire body with oxygen and cold air, I finally got close to A's little sister. "I-If it is possible, we hope to stay with you for the night."

A weak smile appeared on her lips. It was freezing. "That seems like a you-problem, yeah? I don't remember us ever being friends. FYI, I killed you." An stopped in her tracks and glimpsed behind me. "Both of you. We are the opposite of friends. This talk is nothing short of a miracle after everything."

Coincidentally, we put on a good show with An in the past. It should have been a must to remove all of the main cast if we wanted to be with C until the end, and I believe An did the same thing. Nonetheless, I could not say that out loud. That would do nothing to help me in the current situation and only worsen the atmosphere. Trust was not something we considered worthy of being kept between us.

"I'm not going to let you two murder me in my sleep. I don't use my head, yes. Doesn't mean that I'm stupid!"

Sensing the impending confrontation, Vivian quickly made her way. When she approached closer to us, the maid clasped both hands in front of her stomach. By doing so, she could react to An's aggression, if there was any, without me giving any commands. Nonetheless, there was no need for a battle tonight. I preferred my purpose to be done before going to school tomorrow. Otherwise, we would be put in a very delicate situation.

"I understand your concern, An, which is why I am here to offer a truce, or rather, I was here to deliver this truce between you and us. Vivian, show them."

After a quick nod, the head maid stepped and lifted the corners of her black skirt with both hands, revealing a pair of axes strapped onto her thighs. One on each leg. They were not long and heavy, but the blades were thin and got the job done. Instead of power, I valued concealment and mobility more, which explained why they were made like that.

Or should I say the system wanted me to think so?

"You have seen these before, right? Your quiet eyes tell me this is not the first time you've laid eyes on them. No matter, I'm giving them to you. Please, Vivian."

Nodding for the second time, Vivian started unstrapping the weapons on her thighs. She never spoke a word during the process, was completely silent, and trusted my decision. Very quickly thereafter, she had placed the axes in front of An's standing place. If only the maid was more serious like that only half of the time, I would not have had so much headache.

In contrast to Vivian's calm demeanor, An had a much more different take. From start to finish of my maid's presentation, her facial expressions changed intermittently between confusion and perplexity. An's orange eyes were filled with doubt as she looked at Vivian, who peacefully put the weapons at her feet.

"What do you mean by this?" The tiny girl questioned with furrowed brows.

"A truce, just what I said before. You see, I believe in teamwork, An." My hands pointed to the axes underneath. "Throughout my entire life, there have been no circumstances where I got separated from Vivian, so I think I have some authority power when it comes to operating together. It was tough to fight with just the two of us in the past. Now, the combination of Rachel, Laura, and Kurokawa is a force that even I, with my princess's ego, still consider more than a threat. Their alliance, although as fragile as glass, is nothing to look down upon. Surely, I am not the only person who thinks this way?"

That was... if we were only facing the trio. That was as if everything was a simple, straightforward coincidence. Otherwise, this iteration we were in would be something far worse.

What would happen if someone was orchestrating everything? What would happen if all the changes we have seen, even our sudden appearances, were a setup? What was the purpose of it? Would my life once again be controlled by those hands?

Goosebumps rose on my skin. Whether it was because of the veil covering the truth or the cold weather, I could not differentiate.

Hearing my proposal and seeing Vivian's action, An's brows got even closer to each other than before. Her orange eyes were staring intensely, dashing from me to the clasping Vivan, trying to figure out what I was thinking or if there were lies in my words. Unfortunately for her, I did not come here with an ounce of falsehood. Even what I still held within my chest was mere speculations, not truths.

"Why me, then? Why not the other three? Don't you feel like joining up with them and then killing me off would be easier? It would be five against one. A baby would be able to choose, right?"

I understood her thoughts completely. Naturally, one would want to side with the obvious winning side. In this case, there was hardly anything to consider. An versus the three was obviously a one-sided battle. Only a fool would choose her under normal circumstances. Fortunately, I did not consider myself to be a fool, neither was my circumstances normal.

"Great question! However, rather than giving you a direct answer, how about an interesting thought experiment?" Then, I looked in the direction of Kurokawa's house. "Let us imagine this: a jungle with three starving bears. They have been looking for food for months without success. One day, you and I come into the jungle and see three of them living peacefully while a huge chuck of meat of the highest quality is placed in the middle of the three. Don't you find it weird?"

"Of course." An nodded her head.

Hearing her answer, I smiled a little. It seemed she was not a lost cause. "Since we arrived late, we did not see what happened before them living together like that. Still, what do you think will happen if a new bear finds the meat? Will the three bears happily let a new bear live alongside them while not eating at all?"

"No way." An's orange pupils started to light up. "They would immediately try their best to fend off that new bear. Maybe kill it in the process."

"Exactly." Clapping my hands lightly, I continued. "Laura, Rachel, and Kurokawa must have reached an agreement of some sort. They are essentially gate-keeping C for themselves. I would bet my life and Vivian's life they have something similar to a no-new-contender policy within their ranks. We are not normal people, An. We are yanderes. We are the type of predators who do not share their food."

An looked at me again. This time, the confusion was gone from her face. "And the only way for us to grab that high-quality meat is to join forces."

"Precisely."

Finally, after a few seconds of serious contemplation, An gave in.

"You can sleep in my room. I'm gonna kick the brother out of his and Vivian can sleep in his room. Also, I'm not gonna use your stuff as a gesture of goodwill."

Hearing that, I felt a bit of relief.

"I won't be sleeping. I'll be guarding the door instead."

"Suit yourself. Then, Adora, you can have the mattress." The cheeky girl started walking, but her voice could still be heard. "Just so you know. My room is a bit of a mess for some reason."

"Pardon?"

"You'll see when you get there. It's a massive crack that reads 'LIES'."

(Sorry, my cheese consumers. Work has been grinding me too much.)